Schedule

Day 1: Friday, May 5th

17:45 – 18:30

Arrival and Check-in

Welcome! Get your badge and make yourself comfortable.

18:00 – 19:00

Apéro & Networking

Eat a bite, have a drink, share ideas, practice pitches, get to know fellow participants.

19:00 – 19:30

Welcome

Review the agenda for the weekend and get introduced to speakers, mentors, and motivators.

19:30 – 20:00

Kick-Off Keynote by George Papa

Listen to the experienced entrepreneur and visionary George Papa and get inspired to work on your own idea.

20:15 – 21:00

It’s Pitching Time

Optionally line up to give your pitch. Convince the audience of your idea and get people to join your team. You have only 60 seconds!.

21:00 – 21.15

Now let’s Vote

Participants vote for the ideas that they want to work on through the weekend.

21:15 – 21:45

Choose your Team

All those whose ideas were chosen will give a quick recap of their idea and all participants will select their teams.

21 : 45

Day Wrap

Get a room/space to work allocated and hear about the next steps for Saturday.

22:00 – 23:00

Start Work

#Optional: For the very passionate, you can already start working (get to know each other, and take an inventory of skills, etc.) Alternatively, you can also call it a day, get some sleep and be fresh and ready on Saturday.

23 : 00

Closing of the Venue

Day 2: Saturday, May 6th

8:30 – 9:00

Breakfast

Arrive at the venue and have a simple breakfast and coffee.

9:00 – 9:10

Welcome Back

Quick morning announcements to review the day's agenda and what teams should be focused on.

9:10 – 9:30

Quick warm up session

Get ready for a successful work day!.

09:30 – 10:15

Workshop Lean Canvas and Customer Validation

Learn more about tips and tricks on how to navigate your way from ideation to building a successful startup and how validate your ideas with potential customers.

10:15 – 12:30

Work on your Idea

You have a team and a rough idea, now you just to turn it into a business!

12:30 – 13:30

Lunch Time

Creating makes you hungry…

13:30 – 14:15

Get to know your Coaches

We’ll have a quick check-in on where you stand and what the next steps are and then you get to meet your coaches for the afternoon.

14:15 – 18:00

Mentoring sessions

Get feedback on your business from different expert coaches.
You will also have the chance to get 1-1 sessions in Marketing and Branding or Impact Forecasting with our special guests Kishore Singh from MarketingWithSingh and Adam Collins from Impact Hub Basel

16:45 – 18:15

Work on your Idea

Keep validating your idea with customers and developing your business model.

18:15 – 19:00

Time to Relax

You’ve had a long work day – it’s time grab a drink and relax your mind.

19:00 – 19:45

Dinner

Let’s refuel with a delicious dinner.

19:45 – 20:00

Check-in

If you have any questions or need help with anything, we’re here to support you.

20 : 15

Wrap-up

How far have you come? And what’s on the schedule for Sunday.

20:30 – 23:00

Work on your idea

Keep working on your business idea and MVP (minimal viable product).

23 : 00

Closing of the Venue

Day 3: Sunday, May 7th

8:30 – 9:00

Breakfast

Arrive at the venue and have a simple breakfast and coffee.

9:00 – 9:30

Morning Announcements

Are you all here? Are you ready? Let’s review the day's agenda.

9:30 – 9:45

Quick Warm-up Session

Get ready for a successful pitch day!

9:45 – 12:30

Work on your Idea

Finish your MVP and pitch deck and start working on your final presentation.

11:00 – 12:30

On-site pitch-deck coach available

#Optional: If you want to get feedback on your pitch-deck, there will be a coach available to give you short feedback (slots are allocated).

12:30 – 13:30

Lunch Time

Creating makes you hungry…

13:30 – 14:00

Check-in & Call for Help

Checking where we stand, what’s coming and a last opportunity to get some coaching

14:30 – 16:30

Pitch Prep & Rehearsal

Final hours of work time should be focused on perfecting your presentation, slides must be handed in by 16:30!

16:30 – 17:00

Break & Tech checks

Calm down, test the tech, get ready to show off your accomplishments.

17:00 – 18:30

Final Presentation

Present, watch and celebrate all your hard work throughout the weekend! .

18:30 – 19:15

Judging & Apero

Time for some networking and finger food while judges decide on the winners

19:15 – 19:30

Award Time!

The winning teams are announced.

19:30 – 21:00

Drinks & Networking

Celebrate and enjoy the rest of the evening! .